MiG-23 pilot Hazem al-Bajigni subsequently found himself accused of intending to steal a C-130 transport and fly the plotters out of…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Intercepting Iraqi MiG-25s, flying DACT against USMC F/A-18s and flying training sorties with live weapons: how RAF Tornado F3 crews prepared for Operation Desert Storm
by Dario Leone‘Some sorties included highly dynamic dissimilar air combat exercises against the US Marine Corps F/A 18, as it had a similar…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Impressive photos show Viktor Belenko’s defecting MiG-25 Foxbat buzzing Hakodate rooftops before landing at the city’s international airport
by Dario LeoneBelenko had intended to fly his MiG-25 to Chitose airbase, but with fuel running low, he had to land at the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot tells the story of an exciting MiG-25 intercept
by Dario Leone‘I arrived directly underneath the contact at 36,000ft and Mach 0.96. I could not believe my eyes: Was it really a…
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Military Aviation
How Soviet Propaganda on MiG-25 led to the development of the F-15, the premier air superiority fighter of the 20th century
by Dario LeoneBy reacting to Soviet propaganda rather than reality, the Americans built the premier air superiority fighter of the 20th century. Conceived…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Of Floggers and Foxbats: the story of Syrian MiG-23s and MiG-25s, the fighter jets that were never able to match Israeli F-15s
by Dario LeoneThe Soviet agreement to export MiG-23MFs and MiG-25PDs to Syria was a major break-through: it was the time ever that the…
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Military Aviation
USMC F/A-18D Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Tense ATARS Mission aimed to Find a Missing IrAF MiG-25 Foxbat few days before the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom
by Dario Leone“The target area was extremely quiet — almost too quiet for a suspected landing site of a valuable MiG-25 fighter. We…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
How the F-15 Streak Eagle broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records
by Dario LeoneThe F-15 Streak Eagle purpose was to establish new time-to-climb records, improving those held by the F-4 and MiG-25 Developed to…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Here are some Tips for building an Accurate Model of an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat
by Tom Cooper“Nearly every single model of an Iraqi MiG-25PD from 1991 I’ve seen so far is missing at least one, sometimes two,…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Eagle Vs Foxbat: The MiG-25 Kills Scored by Israeli F-15s
by Dario LeoneThe best aircraft that the USSR could supply to the Syrians to counter Israeli fighters was the MiG-25P ‘Foxbat-E’ interceptor, and…
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